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FORT CLINCH STATE PARK

Fort
Clinch State Park, one of the oldest parks in the Florida park system,
was acquired in September 1935. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
was responsible for some of the initial development of the park.

Occupied by both Union and
Confederate troops during the Civil War, Fort Clinch was never completed
due to slow construction. The development of more powerful armament
rendered the fort's masonry walls obsolete. Today, the Florida Park
Service offers living history interpretation of historic Fort Clinch.A
steep ramp leads to the second story of the Fort and Living History
reenactors talk about life as a soldier in stationed at Fort Clinch.

Significant plant communities
throughout the park's 1,100 acres include sand dunes, overwash plains,
maritime hammock and estuarine tidal marsh. Many of these can be observed
from the nature trail at Willow Pond or the paved roadway through the
hammocks. These are also prime locations for bird watching
and nature study. ACTIVITIES
Fort Clinch State Park offers camping in the river and the beach campground.
The river campground is partially paved with moderately accessible bathhouses.
A nearby ramped fishing pier offers a small observation
area where visitors can either see dolphins, manatees or submarines or
enjoy freshwater fishing.
The Beach campground offers a ramped boardwalk down to the beach.
ACTIVITIES
Recreational activities include camping, primitive camping, Atlantic swimming,
surf and pier fishing, hiking and candlelight tours of the fort.